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Operation Blathánna - Reflowering the Forest - April 25th 2015

Under the tutelage of flora enthusiast Padraig Keirns.Terryland Forest Park Conservation
Volunteers & Conservation Volunteers Galway cityduring Spring and Autumn 2014 undertook a series of native
wildflowers plantathons in the Terryland Forest Park, Ireland's largest community-initiated urban forest. The aim of 'Operation Bláthanna' is to plant the wildflowers that will dramatically increase the biodiversity of this great natural resource.Our first large scale flower planting for 2015 will take place on Saturday April 25th. Rendezvous: 10am in car park in front of Galway Bay FM.

The
Terryland Forest Park area designated for the April event will be a
woodland behind Riverside estate & Liosban business. will include Bluebells, Bugle, Cow Parsley,
Crow Garlic, Ground Ivy, St. Patrick’s Cabbage, Pendulous Sedge,
Sitchwort and Wood-rush. There will also be a clearance of long grass and briers.

During June 2014, volunteers collected the seeds of Bluebells and Wild Garlic from mature forests in Galway and spread them across suitable areas of Terryland Forsest Park.In September, hundreds of Primroseswere planted in the forest.

Last year then represented the beginnings of a major biodiversity project to
plant appropriate indigenous species in the meadows, woods and
hedgerows of this unique urban natural heritage resource. The flowering
of the
forest with sanicle, foxglove, st. patrick's cabbage, cow parsley, raspberry, primrose, wild garlic, bluebells and many more indigenous varietieswill
dramatically increase its attractiveness to a wide variety of insects, birds
and many other types of wildlife.

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Lover of Nature, of Peoples & of Technology.Endeavour to 'Think Global, Act Local'.Believer in Liberation Theology.Proud to be Irish with a Rebel Heart.

"I view 'Technology' as a liberating force & a means of helping in saving the planet from man's catastrophic interference.

Lead mentor in Africa Code Week. 'Galway Science Person of the Year' Award 2006& 2012. 'Galway IT in the Community' Award 2014 (ITAG). Recipient of Galway Mayoral Award
for community projects. Co-founder of Coderdojo Galway City which won ITAG 'Technology in the Community Award' 2013. Curator & founding member of Computer & Communications Museum of Ireland. Presented also with a number of other Science &
Technology plaudits including Galway ITAG Information Technology Schools Award 2006.Former Holiday Village manager, pub owner & Music promoter.

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The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?"

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. -Martin Luther King